United by a perfect chilling atmosphere and graceful literary style, these ghostly stories range from the horror of vampires, homicidal ghosts and monstrous spectral worms and slugs (appearing in the classic "Negotium Perambulans" and "And No Bird Sings") to the satire of humorous tales that poke fun at charlatan mediums and fake seances ("Spinach" and "Mr Tilly's Seance"). This new edition brings together E.F. Benson's greatest stories, making this the one book that no fan of Benson's or of things spectral can afford to miss.
This collection brings together 50 of E.F. Benson's masterfully frightening literary ghost stories, ranking with the best chillers of M.R. James and Henry James.
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.
E. F. Benson is a master of the supernatural story, this collection is a must read for any fan of well written, memorable ghost stories from the 19th .
Within the covers of this volume you will encounter revengeful spectres, vampires, homicidal spirits, monstrous spectral worms and slugs and other entities of nameless dread. This is a classic collection that cannot fail to charm and chill.
Sherlock star Mark Gatiss selects and introduces chilling tales by the unsung master of the classic ghost story - E.F. Benson.
E. F. Benson was a master of the ghost story and now all his rich, imaginative, spine-tingling and beautifully written tales are presented together in this bumper collection.
... the whole tale may be given—that he grounded himself on such passages as that of the satyr which Jerome tells us ... a huff with some such word as that these high and dry parsons had no eyes but for a prayer-book or a pint of wine.
Bees hung above the lavender; lizards sunned themselves on the benches and slipped through the cracks of the dry basins. Everywhere were vanishing traces of that fantastic horticulture of which our dull age has lost the art.
This is a book to be read by a blazing fire on a winter's night, with the curtains drawn close and the doors securely locked.
Bundle with fourteen ghost stories by various authors.